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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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